Children crossing, wet floor, construction site; all of them have something in common. This guy!
or gal!
Now what if you hear ''hair'', ''hare'' or dare I say ''Herr'', but you don't know which is which? Have no fear cavalry is here! Bruce Worden, and his blog called Homophones, Weakly, is here to help. Well, you guessed it he's into homophones - two or more words having the same pronunciation, but different in meanings, origins, or spelling, e.g., peer and pier.
In this series I'll introduce you to different naughty English words sounding similar, but they're actually waaaaaay different.
Here we go!
He's beatin' him with a beet. Ha!
See ya next week!
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Right...
Well.. Sorry, I know that my comment was not convenient, and my words were not homophones.. I just meant to say that I like to spot and focus on those words which may be mistaken and problematic for me as non-native speaker.. sorry for inconvenience again..
about phrases like "I like", "I am good"...etc. I meant, there is always different way to express the meaning in English.. and for us, we always choose the easiest way... this makes our language sounds very basic, and makes us also get confused when we hear native speakers... this is why I am looking for the replacement of the basic English with more advanced collocations...
You're too kind, Olga. ^_^
Feel free.
Suuuuuuuuuuuure. :/
"I like", "I am good at", "It's wonderful''
Holy Mother of All that is Good and Pure!
Those words are NOT homophones, Ag. 'Cept ''beat'' 'n ''beet'', which are redundant, by the way. Already mentioned by moi.
'Cause he's a narcissist, Roman.
since you are very good at comparative and deceptive art and topics, I would like to request your attention (If possible) to publish a blog about substituting"medial-leveled' phrases in English with more advanced and different ones..
For example,
I would like to express some phrases like "I like", "I am good at", "It's wonderful" in more advanced way... Can you be of help in it, please?
I like this kinda blogs so much, and I like to collect and focus on such kinda naughty words in English..
I would like to add some examples from my collection :D
Ball >> Bowl >> bull
Pool >> Poll >> pull
Bit >> bet >> beat >> beet
Fin >> Fennel >> Funnel >> Funeral >> Finale
Denote >> Donate
Pigeon >> Pagan >> penguin
yes, ladies & Gentlemen, English is definitely the language of dilemma :D
Thank you for sharing those words!
I didn't know that some of them has the same pronunciation! :)
No, I knew that some of those words have the same pronunciation, before.
And I like that those pictures always have something interesting except having the same pronunciation! For example the picture of "piece" shows us that we have to respect the nature (peace) and try to save it.
Bear have stolen the clothes of that man or woman and that's why he/she is bare :DDDD
Next one is not that funny :/
Hmmm, that flag has something similar with the finish ribbon.
About which, just sigh.
I guess, about the exercise it is also somehow connected with which. Or I don't know what is the hidden meaning of that picture of exorcism.
:D I have never seen somebody beating somebody else with a beet!
Thank you for sharing!
Hi A738a!
Why is that man with a heart over his head, looking at himself in the mirror, vain?